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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here's one concrete step he proposes (and I couldn't agree more).

“[b]We” need to openly recommit to learning and teaching about the whole of our knowledge — our histories, our literature, our sciences, our social structures[/b], as much or more than we stress our racial, ethnic and gendered parts. Those fields of study are important and established for good reasons. But the whole and the parts have to sing together or there is no democracy or broad learning or informed citizenry in the end. We could drown in the habits of our own particularities and favorite ideologies, and lose hold of how humans connect across a multitude of difference. We need answers for our critics who believe we are an ideological monolith, whether they are right or not. We may not like universals anymore, but there are some, like elections, that stun millions into despair or glee.[/quote]

Maybe I'm obtuse, but what kinds of classes does he want to see taught that aren't being taught?[/quote]

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